Only because of the circumstances we had-No, but here's my deal-i-o though. I got a rescue dog, my Scoobers, and worked very hard for a year on his socialization-he was a pup mill dump at a pound and thus had many many issues. My boyfriend moved in with us after the first year and later his ex-wife needed to re-home her dog so Peanut came to us-she went to doggy daycare everyday and always did great with other dogs. I got Elvis and Princess actually a couple months apart, however they both came from the east coast and there was a flight restriction so they ended up on the same flight from Texas to California together, obviously arriving together. Elvis was from a kennel and had been very socialized at 2 years old, Princess was a puppy and came from a very large kennel that really worked on socialization. So I broke all the rules! Rule # 1 broken: not introducing prior to adoption:I think because the two we had at home at the time were so social, doggy daycare daily, dog park friendly, play dates with dogs of all sizes, training, etc we knew there would be no issue. Rule # 2 broken: getting two at the same time, well Elvis was socialized and he was 2 years old, Princess was a puppy but her kennel had he an additional 2 months due to the winter flight restriction and they really worked in socializing her for a multi-dog adult family, her kennel actually goes above and beyond in socializing their pups with dogs of all sizes, ages, people, children, as well they work on training exposure to all kinds of things since they are on a farm and near the city..they really try to make sure before sending a puppy they work with the puppy specifically to the new environment they will be going into (the Beers are awesome)...would I recommend what I did?-No-I'm a naughty rule breaker when it comes to my adoption process experience. |